Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 7.0% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Latvia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Latvia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Japan
|
Latvia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Latvia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
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pay 31.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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